Published date: 7 March 2024

Last edited date: 16 April 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Roof repair and maintenance work - 45261900

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£500,000 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP847602680

Published date

7 March 2024

Closing date

19 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 July 2024

Contract end date

14 February 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 16 April 2024 for the following reason: The closing date is now 12 noon on 10th May 2024.(The project aims to restore and make safe the Cambrian Railway Building in Oswestry. The Cambrian Railway Building is a Grade II listed building which is now in the ownership of Shropshire Council. The exterior is in a serious state of decay and repairs to the ornate corbels and replacement of eroded asbestos tiles on the roof are needed imminently to make the building safe for new uses, visitors and local pedestrians. The building is both the former Oswestry station and headquarters of the Cambrian Railway and is one of the finest examples of a regional railway headquarters building in the UK.

In order to secure the building's future the outlined priority remedial works have been identified to bring the building to a suitable condition to host appropriate uses and to prevent further deterioration of the building. The works are outlined within the tender documents and briefly include:
-replacement of existing roof tiles (including removal of existing ACM tiles by specialist licensed contractor)
-install new roof covering,
-repair and replacement of existing building corbels including associated installation of new fascais, soffit and stringer course.
-Renewal and remedial works to rainwater goods
-Additional repairs and redecoration to existing building fascias

The building is Grade II listed and all repairs have been designed / specified with due consideration given to the status of the building and best practice in conserving the building.

Contractors will need to demonstrate experience in carrying out similar works on protected historic buildings and experience in working with appropriate materials, including historic masonry construction.)

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK

Telephone

+441743252992

Email

procurement@shropshire.gov.uk